Get Outside

CT Renaissance Faire

Weekends in October

North Haven Fairgrounds.

CTFaire.com

860-478-5954

Wee Fairy Village: through Oct. 30

Florence Griswold Museum, Essex

FlorenceGriswoldMuseum.org

860-434-5542

Essex Steam Train & Riverboat

essexsteamtrain.com

860-767-0103

PYO, Pumpkin Patches & Mazes

Lyman Orchards, Middlefield

PYO Pumpkins and apples

Corn Maze

LymanOrchards.com

860-349-1793

Bishop's Orchards, Guilford

Pick your own apples and pumpkins

Hay maze, hay pyramid, corn maze

Kids' Play Corner

Scarecrow Making

BishopsOrchards.com

203-453-2338

Rose's Orchards, North Branford

Pick your own apples and pumpkin patch

Hayrides, corn maze, scenic wagon ride, creamery, and animals

RoseOrchardsFarm.com

203-488-7996

Shore Line Trolley Museum, East Haven

Pumpkin patch and trolley rides

shorelinetrolley.org

203-467-6927

Take a Hike

• Sleeping Giant in Hamden

• Devil's Hopyard in East Haddam

• Shoreline Greenway Trail: East Haven to Madison

• Chatfield Hollow State Park in Killingworth

• Messerschmidt Pond Wildlife Management Area Westbrook

• Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge Westrbook

• Falls River Preserve Essex

• Clark Community Park Old Saybrook

• Great Cedars (West) Conservation Area Old Saybrook

• Turtle Creek Preserve Essex

• Trolley Trail in Branford

• Supply Pond Park in Branford

• Westwoods in Guilford

• Cockaponsett Trail in Haddam

• Mattabesett Trail in Guilford, North Branford, and Haddam

• Menunkatuck Trail in Guilford, Madison and North Branford

• Quinnipiac Trail in North Haven

• Stony Creek Quarry Trails in Branford

• Farm River State Park in East Haven

• Pequot Swamp Pond Trail in Old Saybrook

• Peter's Rock in North Haven

Breweries

Duvig Brewing Company

59 School Ground Rd., Branford

Duvig.com

203-208-2213

Overshores Brewing Co.

250 Bradley St., East Haven

203-909-6224

Overshores.com

Stony Creek Brewery

5 Indian Neck Ave., Branford

Stonycreekbeer.com

203-433-4545

Thimble Island Brewing

16 Business Park Dr., Branford

ThimbleIslandBrewery.com

203-208-2827

Wineries

Arrigoni Winery

1297 Portland-Cobalt Rd., Portland

ArrigoniWinery.com

860-342-1999

Chamard Vineyards

115 Cow Hill Rd., Clinton

Chamard.com

860-664-0299

Gouveia Vineyards

1339 Whirlwind Hill Rd., Wallingford

GouveiaVineyards.com

203-265-5526

Jonathan Edwards Winery

74 Chester Main Rd., North Stonington

JEdwardsWinery.com

860-535-0202

Paradise Hills Vineyard

15 Windswept Hill Rd., Wallingford

ParadiseHillsVineyard.com

203-284-0123

Rosabianca Vineyards

1536 Middletown Ave., Northford

RosabiancaVineyards.com

203-208-1211

Saltwater Farm Vineyard

349 Elm St., Stonington

SaltwaterFarmVineyard.com

860-415-9072

Staehly Farm Winery

278 Town St., East Haddam

Staehlys.com

860-873-9774

Stonington Vineyards

523 Taugwonk Rd., Stonington

StoningtonVineyards.com

860-535-1222